How to win lane as Mordekaiser against Malphite · 52.79% win rate over 2,231 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 he has Q slow and poke while you have only Obliterate and no aura yet — concede the level and farm. |
| Level 2 | Mordekaiser | Q + W come online: single-target Q chunks him and stacks Darkness Rise, and his armor stack does nothing against magic. |
| Level 3 | Mordekaiser | Your W banks his Q poke into a shield you recast to heal, so extended trades out-sustain his W auto and Q. |
| Levels 4-5 | Mordekaiser | Through 4-5 your ramping aura out-DPSes him and he stacked armor, not MR, so he can only poke, not fight. |
| Level 6 | Mordekaiser | Realm of Death isolates a champ with no disengage and no team — even with stolen stats his armor loses the magic 1v1. |
| First item | Mordekaiser | Your AP item plus E's magic pen shred straight through his armor wall while he builds the wrong resist against you. |
| Two+ items | Mordekaiser | He's a tank, not a hyperscaler — you keep the duel all game; his only edge is R as a teamfight engage, not a 1v1. |
"\"Level 1 is the only window Malphite can contest — his Q slows and chips you and you have just Obliterate, no aura yet, so take the level even if you eat a little poke. The moment Q + W are online the lane flips: lead with single-target Q to chunk him and stack Darkness Rise, since his armor stack is worthless against your magic damage, and bank his Q poke into your W shield then recast to heal it back. Once the aura is ticking, sit on him — his W auto and Q can't out-grind your sustain.\""
The full Mordekaiser vs Malphite report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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